Namib chirping gecko

Namib chirping gecko
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Ptenopus
Species:	P. carpi
Binomial name
	Ptenopus carpi; Brain, 1962

The Namib chirping gecko (Ptenopus carpi), also known commonly as Carp's barking gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Namibia.

Etymology

The specific name, carpi, is in honor of South African amateur naturalist Bernhard Carp (1901–1966), who was a financial supporter of museum expeditions.

Habitat

The preferred natural habitat of P. carpi is desert, at altitudes from sea level to 300 m (980 ft).

Description

Adults of P. carpi usually have a snout-to-vent length (SVL) of 5.0–5.5 centimetres (2.0–2.2 in). The maximum recorded SVL is 5.9 cm (2.3 in). Dorsally, it has 3–5 dark brown crossbars on the body, and 5-9 more on the tail. Ventrally, it is white. A yellow heart-shaped spot may be present on the throat.

Behavior

P. carpi is nocturnal and digs burrows. It shelters in these burrows during the day.

Vocalization

Males of P. carpi make barking or chirping sounds to attract females.

Reproduction

P. carpi is oviparous.

References

1 2 3 4 Bauer AM, Becker F (2020). "Ptenopus carpi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196952A110221143.en. Accessed on 15 January 2022.
1 2 Ptenopus carpi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2019.
↑ Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ptenopus carpi, p. 48).
↑ Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Ptenopus carpi, p. 265 + Plate 79).

Brain CK (1962). "A review of the gecko genus Ptenopus with the description of a new species". Cimbebasia (1): 1–18. (Ptenopus carpi, new species).
Gramentz D (2008). "Zum bioakustischen Verhalten von Ptenopus carpi Brain, 1961 ". Sauria 30 (1): 43–46. (in German).
Haacke WD (1976). "The Burrowing Geckos of Southern Africa: 5. Phylogenetic and Taxonomic Affinities". Annals of the Transvaal Museum 30 (6): 71–89.
Rösler H (2000). "Kommentierte Liste der rezent, subrezent und fossil bekannten Geckotaxa (Reptilia: Gekkonomorpha)". Gekkota 2: 28–153. (Ptenopus carpi, p. 107). (in German).

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[iucn-1] 1 2 3 4 Bauer AM, Becker F (2020). "Ptenopus carpi ". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T196952A110221143.en. Accessed on 15 January 2022.

[rdb-2] 1 2 Ptenopus carpi at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database. Accessed 8 January 2019.

[3] Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. ISBN 978-1-4214-0135-5. (Ptenopus carpi, p. 48).

[4] Branch, Bill (2004). Field Guide to Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Third Revised edition, Second impression. Sanibel Island Florida: Ralph Curtis Books. 399 pp. ISBN 0-88359-042-5. (Ptenopus carpi, p. 265 + Plate 79).

Namib chirping gecko
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Order:	Squamata
Suborder:	Gekkota
Family:	Gekkonidae
Genus:	Ptenopus
Species:	P. carpi
Binomial name
*Ptenopus carpi* Brain, 1962